Democrats and the Justice Department are in a standoff over the terms of Attorney General William Barr’s planned testimony before the House Judiciary Committee this week, raising the prospect that the hearing might not go forward at all.
A senior Democratic committee aide said Sunday that Barr risks being subpoenaed if he refuses to testify over his objections to the lawmakers’ desired format for the hearing.

Washington – Former top Justice Department official Sally Yates said on Sunday that if Donald Trump were not president, he would have been indicted on obstruction charges in Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation. Yates, a career federal prosecutor who rose to acting attorney general before Trump fired her in 2017 less than two weeks [...]

California synagogue attack occurs six months after deadliest attack on Jews in US history; 'We know first-hand the fear, anguish and healing process such an atrocity causes'

Poway, CA – A 19-year-old man accused of opening fire on Sabbath worshippers in a deadly shooting rampage at a Southern California synagogue is believed to have acted alone, without help from any organized group, authorities said on Sunday. Police say the gunman walked into the suburban San Diego synagogue late on Saturday morning, the [...]

Eight years of struggle built to a crescendo this month, as Avi Matisyahu returned from the hospital to find most of his family’s belongings gone.
It all began in 2011, when Avi’s wife and mother of their 11 children Chaya Matisyahu was pregnant with their youngest son.
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New York – A Jet Blue plane was stopped at John F. Kennedy International Airport on Sunday night because of possible measles cases on board. Crew reported two active measles cases, officials said. The plane will be secured at a JFK handstand area. The flight was from Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic with many [...]

New York – The New York Times apologized for publishing a political cartoon widely criticized as anti-Semitic. In a second statement on the cartoon issued Sunday, the newspaper said it was “deeply sorry for the publication of an anti-Semitic political cartoon” that appeared in its international print edition. The image, which drew wide criticism, including [...]

A 34-year-old Army veteran whose car barreled into a crowd of eight people Tuesday evening in California was purposely targeted Muslims, police now say. The attack left seven injured, including a 13-year-old in critical condition.
Isaiah Joel Peoples was arrested at the scene. On Friday, he was charged with eight counts of attempted murder and held without bail in Santa Clara County.
According to the San Francisco Chronicle, Sunnyvale Police Chief Phan Ngo announced Friday that the department’s investigation uncovered evidence that Peoples “intentionally targeted the victims based on their race and his belief that they were of the Muslim faith.” Ngo gave no details about the nature of the evidence.

Two-day delivery is going out of style.
Amazon, which hooked shoppers on getting just about anything delivered in two days, announced Thursday that it will soon promise one-day delivery for its U.S.
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